{"product_id":"mobs-messiahs-and-markets-surviving-the-public-spectacle-in-finance-and-politics-hardback-9780470112328","title":"Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets; Surviving the Public Spectacle in Finance and Politics (Hardback) 9780470112328","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMobs, Messiahs, and Markets\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSurviving the Public Spectacle in Finance and Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Bonner (Author), Lila Rajiva (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470112328, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 September 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages, Charts: 16 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Tables: 2 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 3.6 cm, 0.644 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"…extremely timely…irreverent but thought-provoking examination of the goings on in international finance today… packs a serious punch.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e)  \u003cp\u003e\"To say that this book is skeptical or contrarian is like saying Warren Buffett has money....entertaining criticism of anything and everything...I read the full 400 pages in just a few days..\"-Rob May at \u003ci\u003eBusiness Pundit (Top 10 business site) http:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/50226711\/mobs_messiahs_and_markets.php\u003c\/i\u003e(Nov. 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...the recent market instability stemming out of subprime woes makes this book extremely timely.\" (\u003ci\u003eGulf Business\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMobs, Messiahs, and Markets\u003c\/i\u003e by William Bonner and Lila Rajiva is a fascinating work....downright hilarious...a serious look at an important phenomenon in the human condition.\"- Dr. Jonathan Dolhenty of the highly rated philosophy site, Radical Academy (Oct. 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"a sharp-witted jaunt through the mass hysteria that’s defined markets and people through the ages\" -Money Week (Sept. 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"William Bonner and Lila Rajiva provide the answers in this exhilarating -- if somewhat depressing -- book. Although their insights will often make readers laugh out loud, they will also find themselves wriggling uncomfortably at the manifold idiocies of human behaviour.\" -The National Post, Canada (Nov. 07)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles MacKay would be a better choice to begin. Without that context for this book, you'll find yourself gobbling caviar without knowing what it is.\" - Donald Mitchell, author of The 2000 Percent Solution, December 18, 2007\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating book,\" - Alan Caruba in Book Views, December, 2007\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets is a tragi-comedy, full of sharp observations, delivered with equally sharp wit. This book's dark and disturbing revelations could leave one depressed and disillusioned, were it not so damn funny.\" -- Adam Bergen at Blog Critics, December 31, 2007\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn insightful look at how to succeed by going \u003ci\u003eagainst\u003c\/i\u003e the crowd\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollectively, people think and act in ways that are different from how they think and act as individuals. Understanding these differences, says William (Bill) Bonner-a longtime maverick observer of the financial world and the vagaries of the investing public-is vital to preserving your wealth and personal dignity. From the witch-hunts of the early modern world to the war on terror, from dot-com mania to the real estate bubble, people have always been caught up in frauds, conceits, and wild guesses-often with devastating results. In \u003ci\u003eMobs, Messiahs, and Markets,\u003c\/i\u003e Bonner and coauthor Lila Rajiva show groupthink at work in an improbable array of instances throughout history and reveal why swimming against the current pays.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eShares the deeper secrets of investing and pushes you to question what this means for your financial well-being\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains why people so often abandon good sense and good behavior to \"follow the crowd\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers concrete advice on how you can avoid the \"public spectacle\" of modern finance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors' cautionary tale of bubble economies reveals how the gush of credit let loose by Alan Greenspan has wreaked havoc on our lives-but their thoughtful and always entertaining approach also offers some sound investing principles for avoiding the pitfalls of the public spectacle, thinking for yourself, and protecting your money, your sanity, and your soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: A Critique of Impure Reason\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Do-Gooders Gone Bad 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Love in the Time of Viagra 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Transit of Venus 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Witch Hunts and War Drums\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: The Devil Made Them Do It 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Words of War 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Militant Messiahs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: War and Remembrance 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Empire of Delusion 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Heroes of the Revolution 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: Flattening the Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: The Number Game 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: The Flat Earth Society 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: What the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo Didn’t Know 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five: The Bubble Kings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Fin de Bubble 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: The Million-Dollar Trailer 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Central Bank Bamboozle 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: The Mother of the Mother of All Bubbles 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Six: Far From the Madding Mob\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: How Not to Be Chumped by Wall Street 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: The Dupe of Hearts 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 413\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501397963032,"sku":"9780470112328","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470112328_133596.jpg?v=1786235667","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mobs-messiahs-and-markets-surviving-the-public-spectacle-in-finance-and-politics-hardback-9780470112328","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}